Wax applicator



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Mas7 30, 1944. E. J.' DAHLSTRQM 2,350,152

wAx APPLICATOR v Filed May 26, 194:5 v 2 sheetssheet 2 Inventor PaesieaMay :30,1944 l -2,350,152

UNITED' STATES PATENT.. OFFICE wax Arrucli'ron i Edward Dahlstrom, San Francisco, Calif.

Application May 26, 1943, Serial No. 488,620

s claims. (citi-39) Ihis invention relates to new and useful imthe other end thereof, tand this slot is intended provenients in wax applicators such as are used for receiving the open end of a bag 23. The bag in waxing floors and thelike. is preferably the fabric variety and the same The principal object of the present invention passes between a pair of closely spaced rods 24, 24, is to providea wax applicator which includes a '5 near the free ends of the legsb, b. waxzpervious bag from which wax can be me- It is to'be understood that the bag 23 is first -chanicailyextruded as requirement demands. substantially lled withwax andl its free end Another important object of the invention is to then disposed upwardly between the rods 24, 24. provide a waxer which can be easily handled and The dog 9 has a'short arm 25 which when pulled which will save considerable time in use. l0 upwardly releases-the ratchet wheel 8, as when it Other objects and advantages of the invention is desirous to unwind the free end of the bag from will become apparentto the reader of the followthe shait 2l.' However, when it is desired to wind ingdescription. l, the bag 24 so as to compress the wax and cause lIn the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view l5 of the bag; the dog 9' is left in the position shown of the device. l Y in Figure 3, 'while the bell crank I5 is actuated to Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevationalview cause an up and down movement of the pawl Il, 0f the deviee- 1 ,which, of course, rotates the shaft 6 and in turn Figure 3 is a frazmentary'enlarsed, detailed rotates the shaft 2|, winding the open end of SeelylQllalVeW 0n the line 3-3 Of Figure 1- 2m the bag onto the shaft 2l and compressing thewax Figure. 4 is a fragmentary detailed sectional` 4within the bag exteriorl'y of the rods 24, 24. ob-

-VieW tekenisnbslentielly 0n the line .-4 0f F18- viously as the bag becomes somewhat slack due nre 1- to `the ldispensation of wax therefrom, further Figure .5 iS e 'perspective viewiof the holding action of the pawl ll can be resorted to, as the de i J bag is moved/over the floor to be waxed. Referring t0 the drawings wherein ,like numerals While the foregoing specification sets forth the deinle like parte. it een be Seen that numeral invention in speciilc terms, it is to be understood 5 denotes a U-Sheped freine leaving e hOIiZDtel that numerous change@ in th'e`sha size, and bar a, and depending legs 12,11.A materials may be resorted to without departing extrusin of some of the same through the fabric Between the less b, b is In0\1I1l'etl`ita Shaft 0 3 from the spirit and scope of the invention asL which-is iourna'led through a pair of intermediateclaimed hereinafter.

ly located closely spaced parallel bars 1, 'l-which Having described the invention' what 13 project downwardly from the horizontalbar all claimed 'as new is; i, ff Between the here l' l endeniebly Seeurenlte', 3 1. A' wax applicatorcqmprislng a frame, a 'hanlihe Shaft 0.118 a ratchet Wheel 3. With which enrdle for thev frame. a exibie wax pervious bag for ses e heldins d0! 9. heldinplee against 'the containing wax, a shaft on which the open end 0f the l'trhEt by Spring {'of, the bag aan be wound compressing means Numeral Il denotes a pivotal'pawl carried by through which the bag passes, and means on the the lower lend of a slide rod I2, this slide rod '4 frame' for rotating the shaft and thereby drawbeing slidably disposed through guides lj," I3 on f ing the bag through the compressing means.

eli/elongated handle Il Whieh-Plelecteupwardly 2. A wax applicator comprising aframe, a hanfrom the cross bar a 01' the frame 5 A12' the im"`l die for the frame, a exible wax pervious bag for per end of the handle I4 is a belLcrank ll, one containing wax, a shafton which the open end of en d oi which is pivotally securedas ait/,I8 to the 45' the bag canl be wound, means on the frame vfor upper end of the slide rodtl2, while its other end f rotating the shaft; and a pair o! closely spaced serves as a handle and has a spring Il'lnterposed abutment bars between which the upper .portion "f, vbetween itself and the.handle 'I4s`o Aas to noror the bag is disposed and against which the wax ,"mally urge the\ handle end of the bell 4crank Il containing portion of the bag can abut to express 'outwardly yin'order 4to, mintainvth'e pawl 4l in 30 wax from the bag when the upper end cf the the position shown in Figure 2. y i bag isbeing wound on the shaft.

Qne end of the shaft 'I haswalgearl I9 which 3. A`wax applicator comprising a frame, a hanmeshes with the gear 2l located on one end .oi a die fpr the frame, a flexible wax perviou's bag for shaft 2l which has/a slot 22 extending lcnsitudi-f containing wax, a shaft' on which the open end nally therein from n ear one end to apoint near 55 of the bag can be wbund, compressingmembers between which the bagY passes, and means on the frame for rotating the shaft to draw the bag upwardly between the compressing members and thereby expelling wax from the bag, said shaft being formed with a, longitudinal slot in`which the open end ofthe bag is disposed to detachably connect the bag with the shaft.

4. A wax applicator comprising a frame, a handle for the frame, a exible wax pervious bag for containing wax, a shaft on which the open upper end of the bag can b e wound, bag compressing means carried by said frame under the shaft and through which the bag passes, and means on the frame for rotating the shaft, said means for rotating the shaft comprising a ratchet wheel, a dog for the ratchet wheel, said ratchet wheel being in driving relation with respect to the shaft, a slidable rod disposed longitudinally of the handie, a pawl at one end of the rod for engaging the ratchet wheel, and means at the opposite end of the rod and located on the handle for reciprocating the rod 5. A wax applicator comprising a frame, a bagcarrying shaft extending horizontally in said frame and rotatably mounted, said shaft being formed with a longitudinally extending slot for receiving the upper portion of a bag, compressing rods mounted in said frame below said shaft in spaced relation to each other and between which the bag passes for compressing the bag and expelling wax therefrom as the'shaft is rotated,

estaras a drive shaft rotatably mounted in said frame above the bag-carrying shaft and having geared connection with the bag-carrying shaft, a ratchet carried by said drive shaft, a handle extending upward] from said frame, and actuating means carried. y said handle and including a pawl for engaging the ratchet wheel and imparting stepby-step rotation tothe drive shaft f6. A wax applicator comprising a frame, compressing means in the lower portion of said frame and through-which a bag containing wax passes, a bag-holding shaft rotatably mounted in said frame above the compressing means, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the frame above the bag-holding shaft and geared thereto for transmitting rotary motion to the bag-holding shaft to wind the bag thereon and draw the bag upwardly to expel wax from the bag, a ratchet wheel carried by said drive shaft, a dog engaging said ratchet wheel, a handle extending upwardly from said frame, guides carried by said handle and spaced from each other longitudinally thereof, a rod slidable vertically through said guides, a pawl pivoted through the lower end of said rod for engaging said ratchet, and a bell crank lever carried by said handle and connected with the upper end of said rod for shifting the rod upwardly and imparting step-by-step rotation to the drive shaft.

EDWARD J. DAHISTROM. 

